Especially impressive is that the Broncos opponents are 12-8 vs the rest of the league and that includes the Browns and the Raiders 6 losses.The Cowboys and the Patriots have only lost one other game outside of Denver and the Bengals are undefeated when not playing the Orange and Blue

I keep hearing this mentioned, and it’s great to have the information layed out in an easy to read format. rec’d

…you will find that the Giants’ opponents, for example, are even worse than they look. Of the Giants’ opponents 6 wins, four of them were inevitable b/c the Giants opponents played each other (Dallas and Oakland both beat KC (0-5), Washington and Dallas both beat Tampa (0-5)). So the Giants opponents have two victories combined when not playing each other. 1 of those wins came when Washington beat St. Louis (0-5) and the other came when Dallas beat Carolina (1-3). Carolina’s sole win? The Skins.

Tampa Bay and KC account for two of the Giants wins, and 4 of the 6 wins by Giants’ opponents! The other two wins by Giants’ opponents are against St. Louis and Carolina, who have 1 combined win between them. The Giants have not beaten a single team with a quality win. Yet they have been the consensus #1 team in all the power rankings.

Hmmm, I wonder if that would still be the case if the Giants played in the midwest and the Broncos played on the East Coast…

Take a look at the official NFL tie break process. Right now, Denver is #1 in the entire NFL.

You can look this up at NFL.com, go to “standings”, then click “by League”.

Heres the thing with common sense….its an oxymoron…….it aint that common!

Thanks and rec’d

Now that’s what I call value added, baby!

Great stuff. Rec’d, even though I’m late to the party!!!

Granted, I think this team is awesome and that we have a chance to make some noise in the playoffs, but teams like the Giants and Colts have been contenders for years. Just like we weren’t apologizing for our wins against the Browns and Raiders, they shouldn’t for their wins against weaker teams. I could make a case for us to be #3, but I think we’ll probably need to beat the Colts and Giants in order to pull ahead of them…..but first we need to take care of business on Monday night.

For some reason, last spring, when I did a pre ‘Pre-Season’ 2009 prediction-post, I had us losing our first game this year to the ‘dolts’ …I hope I am wrong. This next game against the Chargers is really important. The great talent on their team, despite being ‘Norved’ the last few years, could rise up on any given moment…win…and make any team look bad. Let’s hope McDaniels’ exacting enthusiasm for winning helps our team concentrate on just how important this game is. Starting 6 and 0 is very special!!!

Go Broncos!!!

these power rankings are such BS. I dont care where Denver is ranked. The MSM has belittled the Broncos all off season and so far into this regular season. So let them rank the Broncos as the #5 unbeaten. I am fine with that. The bottom line is Denver is 5-0 and leading the West. The ultimate vindication will come at seasons end

Brian Burke at Advance NFL Stats explains best

"Another reason for the disparity is that my system is geared toward predicting the future rather than explaining the past. Statistical models are usually one of two general types — explanatory or predictive. An explanatory model would consider everything under the sun: fumble recovery rates, kickoff returns for touchdowns, punts that die on the 1-yard line, and many other events that are not easily repeated. The more factors you add to a model, the greater its explanatory power.

Predictive models are based on factors that tend to be consistent and repeatable. In football, the most consistent predictors of success are running and passing efficiency, on both offense and defense. Turnover rates are very important, but are not consistent, meaning high or low turnover rates don’t necessarily indicate future turnover rates. My system discounts turnover rates in proportion to how consistent they tend to be throughout a season. "

His system is pretty good and Denver is currently ranked #4. FYI, his system picked Denver over NE and now it predicts Denver would win over SD.

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/nfl-win-probabilities-for-week-6/
http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/10/team-efficiency-rankings-week-6.html

We have a little saying in New York…fogettabout the power rankings!

I just wanted to stop by and say your defense is money bros…so money.

And I’m really looking forward to an exciting Thanksgiving Day football game. I’ll be pullin for yous guys, Orton reminds of of Eli he’s money and gets no respect.

32% last year’s W-L record
37% this year W-L record
20% this year’s overall (yards…feh) “ranking”
and 11% prejudice

OC Broncos Fan did a great job above:

Who cares what we are ranked? This isn’t college football. There is no BCS. There is no controversy, no voting. There is a fair playoff system. That system is determined by win loss record, not respect by other teams or the ridiculous MSM.

Thanks very much for the post; keeps our juices flowing, but mark my words: we are going to need something else to motivate our sense of moral indignation, because the “broncos suck” bandwagon has lost 3 wheels and all of the horses, and the only passengers still riding it are dead or asleep.